UK: The UK’s wind industry could be boosted following the ‘No’ campaign’s victory in the Scottish independence referendum although energy policy is likely to change. http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1312971/scottish-referendum-decision-paves-wind
By Jane Candlish Proposals for a windfarm in Caithness have been turned down by council planners. The Spittal Hill project would have included seven turbines on land to the east of Spittal Hill. Each of the devices would have been 328ft high. The scheme also required more than 1.2miles of Read more
Plans for a significantly reduced Crossburns Windfarm will be unveiled to Highland Perthshire residents next week. West Coast Energy will set out its revised development at a public exhibition in Aberfeldy Town Hall on Tuesday. The original plan was for 40 turbines but even at the 25 now proposed, developers Read more
The Scottish company aiming to establish the world’s biggest tidal-power project in the Moray Firth has signed a multi-million pound contract to sell electricity generated by the scheme. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/09/tide-turbine-firm-signs-10-year-deal/
Plans for a significantly reduced Crossburns Windfarm will be unveiled to Highland Perthshire residents next week. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/perth-kinross/new-plans-for-crossburns-windfarm-to-be-unveiled-1.581557
WEST Linton Community Council has objected to plans to build an eight-turbine wind farm at Hag Law, near Romanno Bridge. http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/west-linton/articles/2014/09/18/509782-hag-law-wind-farm-plans-deeply-concerning/
Europe’s troubled wind turbine industry has a new predicament, with a householder in Denmark successfully suing Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer. Vestas was sued by the householder with the help of International Law Office and awarded 500,000 Danish kroner (£53,000) in compensation for the loss of property values due Read more
By Rob McLaren Angus councillors have voted against a controversial wind turbine scheme in the Angus glens which attracted 67 letters of objection. The planning application by Greencat Renewables on behalf of landowner Graeme Richardson sought to install two 225kw turbines just over 47 metres high on land 605m north Read more